diff --git a/nano/core_test/block_store.cpp b/nano/core_test/block_store.cpp
index 52396d51..20ca3689 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/block_store.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/block_store.cpp
@@ -447,9 +447,7 @@ TEST (block_store, empty_bootstrap)
 {
 	nano::test::system system{};
 	nano::logger_mt logger;
-	auto store = nano::make_store (logger, nano::unique_path (), nano::dev::constants);
-	nano::unchecked_map unchecked{ *store, system.stats, false };
-	ASSERT_TRUE (!store->init_error ());
+	nano::unchecked_map unchecked{ system.stats, false };
 	size_t count = 0;
 	unchecked.for_each ([&count] (nano::unchecked_key const & key, nano::unchecked_info const & info) {
 		++count;
@@ -961,6 +959,7 @@ TEST (block_store, pruned_random)
 	ASSERT_EQ (hash1, random_hash);
 }
 
+/* This test has no code to test.
 namespace nano
 {
 namespace lmdb
@@ -1008,6 +1007,7 @@ namespace lmdb
 	}
 }
 }
+ */
 
 TEST (block_store, state_block)
 {
diff --git a/nano/core_test/ledger.cpp b/nano/core_test/ledger.cpp
index 666707d1..3fc61244 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/ledger.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/ledger.cpp
@@ -5541,7 +5541,7 @@ TEST (ledger, migrate_lmdb_to_rocksdb)
 	boost::asio::ip::address_v6 address (boost::asio::ip::make_address_v6 ("::ffff:127.0.0.1"));
 	uint16_t port = 100;
 	nano::lmdb::store store{ logger, path / "data.ldb", nano::dev::constants };
-	nano::unchecked_map unchecked{ store, system.stats, false };
+	nano::unchecked_map unchecked{ system.stats, false };
 	nano::ledger ledger{ store, system.stats, nano::dev::constants };
 	nano::work_pool pool{ nano::dev::network_params.network, std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max () };
 
@@ -5582,7 +5582,7 @@ TEST (ledger, migrate_lmdb_to_rocksdb)
 	ASSERT_FALSE (error);
 
 	nano::rocksdb::store rocksdb_store{ logger, path / "rocksdb", nano::dev::constants };
-	nano::unchecked_map rocksdb_unchecked{ rocksdb_store, system.stats, false };
+	nano::unchecked_map rocksdb_unchecked{ system.stats, false };
 	auto rocksdb_transaction (rocksdb_store.tx_begin_read ());
 
 	nano::pending_info pending_info{};
diff --git a/nano/core_test/unchecked_map.cpp b/nano/core_test/unchecked_map.cpp
index c90f9d2b..b2012c4f 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/unchecked_map.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/unchecked_map.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/logger_mt.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/stats.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/unchecked_map.hpp>
-#include <nano/secure/store.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/common.hpp>
 #include <nano/secure/utility.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/system.hpp>
 #include <nano/test_common/testutil.hpp>
@@ -19,13 +19,10 @@ class context
 {
 public:
 	context () :
-		store{ nano::make_store (logger, nano::unique_path (), nano::dev::constants) },
-		unchecked{ *store, stats, false }
+		unchecked{ stats, false }
 	{
 	}
-	nano::logger_mt logger;
 	nano::stats stats;
-	std::unique_ptr<nano::store> store;
 	nano::unchecked_map unchecked;
 };
 std::shared_ptr<nano::block> block ()
@@ -58,10 +55,7 @@ TEST (unchecked_map, put_one)
 TEST (block_store, one_bootstrap)
 {
 	nano::test::system system{};
-	nano::logger_mt logger{};
-	auto store = nano::make_store (logger, nano::unique_path (), nano::dev::constants);
-	nano::unchecked_map unchecked{ *store, system.stats, false };
-	ASSERT_TRUE (!store->init_error ());
+	nano::unchecked_map unchecked{ system.stats, false };
 	nano::block_builder builder;
 	auto block1 = builder
 				  .send ()
@@ -72,12 +66,11 @@ TEST (block_store, one_bootstrap)
 				  .work (5)
 				  .build_shared ();
 	unchecked.put (block1->hash (), nano::unchecked_info{ block1 });
-	auto check_block_is_listed = [&] (nano::transaction const & transaction_a, nano::block_hash const & block_hash_a) {
+	auto check_block_is_listed = [&] (nano::block_hash const & block_hash_a) {
 		return unchecked.get (block_hash_a).size () > 0;
 	};
 	// Waits for the block1 to get saved in the database
-	ASSERT_TIMELY (10s, check_block_is_listed (store->tx_begin_read (), block1->hash ()));
-	auto transaction = store->tx_begin_read ();
+	ASSERT_TIMELY (10s, check_block_is_listed (block1->hash ()));
 	std::vector<nano::block_hash> dependencies;
 	unchecked.for_each ([&dependencies] (nano::unchecked_key const & key, nano::unchecked_info const & info) {
 		dependencies.push_back (key.key ());
@@ -95,10 +88,7 @@ TEST (block_store, one_bootstrap)
 TEST (unchecked, simple)
 {
 	nano::test::system system{};
-	nano::logger_mt logger{};
-	auto store = nano::make_store (logger, nano::unique_path (), nano::dev::constants);
-	nano::unchecked_map unchecked{ *store, system.stats, false };
-	ASSERT_TRUE (!store->init_error ());
+	nano::unchecked_map unchecked{ system.stats, false };
 	nano::block_builder builder;
 	auto block = builder
 				 .send ()
@@ -139,10 +129,7 @@ TEST (unchecked, multiple)
 		// Don't test this in rocksdb mode
 		GTEST_SKIP ();
 	}
-	nano::logger_mt logger{};
-	auto store = nano::make_store (logger, nano::unique_path (), nano::dev::constants);
-	nano::unchecked_map unchecked{ *store, system.stats, false };
-	ASSERT_TRUE (!store->init_error ());
+	nano::unchecked_map unchecked{ system.stats, false };
 	nano::block_builder builder;
 	auto block = builder
 				 .send ()
@@ -172,10 +159,7 @@ TEST (unchecked, multiple)
 TEST (unchecked, double_put)
 {
 	nano::test::system system{};
-	nano::logger_mt logger{};
-	auto store = nano::make_store (logger, nano::unique_path (), nano::dev::constants);
-	nano::unchecked_map unchecked{ *store, system.stats, false };
-	ASSERT_TRUE (!store->init_error ());
+	nano::unchecked_map unchecked{ system.stats, false };
 	nano::block_builder builder;
 	auto block = builder
 				 .send ()
@@ -206,10 +190,7 @@ TEST (unchecked, double_put)
 TEST (unchecked, multiple_get)
 {
 	nano::test::system system{};
-	nano::logger_mt logger{};
-	auto store = nano::make_store (logger, nano::unique_path (), nano::dev::constants);
-	nano::unchecked_map unchecked{ *store, system.stats, false };
-	ASSERT_TRUE (!store->init_error ());
+	nano::unchecked_map unchecked{ system.stats, false };
 	// Instantiates three blocks
 	nano::block_builder builder;
 	auto block1 = builder
@@ -248,7 +229,7 @@ TEST (unchecked, multiple_get)
 
 	// count the number of blocks in the unchecked table by counting them one by one
 	// we cannot trust the count() method if the backend is rocksdb
-	auto count_unchecked_blocks_one_by_one = [&store, &unchecked] () {
+	auto count_unchecked_blocks_one_by_one = [&unchecked] () {
 		size_t count = 0;
 		unchecked.for_each ([&count] (nano::unchecked_key const & key, nano::unchecked_info const & info) {
 			++count;
diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index 26018241..cb519f63 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ nano::node::node (boost::asio::io_context & io_ctx_a, boost::filesystem::path co
 	logger (config_a.logging.min_time_between_log_output),
 	store_impl (nano::make_store (logger, application_path_a, network_params.ledger, flags.read_only, true, config_a.rocksdb_config, config_a.diagnostics_config.txn_tracking, config_a.block_processor_batch_max_time, config_a.lmdb_config, config_a.backup_before_upgrade)),
 	store (*store_impl),
-	unchecked{ store, stats, flags.disable_block_processor_unchecked_deletion },
+	unchecked{ stats, flags.disable_block_processor_unchecked_deletion },
 	wallets_store_impl (std::make_unique<nano::mdb_wallets_store> (application_path_a / "wallets.ldb", config_a.lmdb_config)),
 	wallets_store (*wallets_store_impl),
 	gap_cache (*this),
diff --git a/nano/node/unchecked_map.cpp b/nano/node/unchecked_map.cpp
index bc12e9f7..64b2b9cf 100644
--- a/nano/node/unchecked_map.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/unchecked_map.cpp
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
 #include <nano/lib/threading.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/timer.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/unchecked_map.hpp>
-#include <nano/secure/store.hpp>
 
-nano::unchecked_map::unchecked_map (nano::store & store, nano::stats & stats, bool const & disable_delete) :
-	store{ store },
+nano::unchecked_map::unchecked_map (nano::stats & stats, bool const & disable_delete) :
 	stats{ stats },
 	disable_delete{ disable_delete },
 	thread{ [this] () { run (); } }
diff --git a/nano/node/unchecked_map.hpp b/nano/node/unchecked_map.hpp
index cfcb8b59..b76e8ccb 100644
--- a/nano/node/unchecked_map.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/unchecked_map.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/locks.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/numbers.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/observer_set.hpp>
-#include <nano/secure/store.hpp>
+#include <nano/secure/common.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/multi_index/member.hpp>
 #include <boost/multi_index/ordered_index.hpp>
@@ -18,16 +18,11 @@ namespace mi = boost::multi_index;
 namespace nano
 {
 class stats;
-class store;
-class transaction;
-class unchecked_info;
-class unchecked_key;
-class write_transaction;
 
 class unchecked_map
 {
 public:
-	unchecked_map (nano::store &, nano::stats &, bool const & do_delete);
+	unchecked_map (nano::stats &, bool const & do_delete);
 	~unchecked_map ();
 
 	void put (nano::hash_or_account const & dependency, nano::unchecked_info const & info);
@@ -56,7 +51,6 @@ private:
 	void query_impl (nano::block_hash const & hash);
 
 private: // Dependencies
-	nano::store & store;
 	nano::stats & stats;
 
 private: